Director, Global Partnerships & Engagement

Job Description

Director, Global Partnerships & Engagement

Job Family

Marketing & Communications

Job Function

Fundraising

Career Track

Fundraising

Job Level

Senior

Job Title

Director, Global Partnerships & Engagement

Reporting Line

CMEO

Supervises

Manager, Global Partnerships Development and Manager, Major Gifts & Foundations

Status

Full time

Duty Station/Location

Minneapolis, New York City, or Nairobi

On-site, hybrid, remote

Hybrid if Minneapolis or Nairobi; remote if New York

Travel expectations

20-30%

ABOUT ALIGHT

At Alight, we believe that the people closest to the challenge are closest to the answers.

For nearly 50 years, we've worked alongside people displaced by conflict and crisis—delivering aid and building futures together. Today, we work with more than five million people annually across East Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

Rooted in a human centered approach, we listen first. We co-create with communities. We believe every person deserves the opportunity to build a meaningful life from the moment displacement begins. We call the people we serve customers because relationships built on dignity, choice, and partnership create better outcomes than those built on dependency alone.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Marketing and Engagement Team (MET) is responsible for private philanthropy and visibility at Alight.

We are looking for a curious, enthusiastic, fast-moving connector and senior fundraiser to help build the ecosystem, relationships, and resources that will take Alight into our next chapter and lay the foundation for something bigger. We are aiming to grow our private philanthropy by $5M over the next 5 years and investing in the infrastructure to get there.

As the Director, you will play a critical role in this ambition and be responsible for leading the Global Partnerships team which includes two direct reports who focus on business development and major donor management ($20,000+) inclusive of individuals, foundations, corporations, and events. This team has an annual revenue target of $6M towards an overall $10.5M goal for MET and plays a significant role in flagship fundraising.

We are looking for someone who is strategic, knows how to motivate and mobilize stakeholders, demonstrates strong storytelling and communications skills, and can lead and execute in a fast-paced environment.

You will carry a revenue target and be expected to both manage a portfolio and raise new funds, create new partnerships, and navigate the full complexity of modern philanthropy while leading a small team. 

You bring an existing portfolio of donor relationships and a record that has already generated revenue at this scale (six and seven figure gifts, multi-year, transformational).

You are comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty, and changing environments and demonstrate a bias to action, resourcefulness, and transparent communication.

Building a shared organization takes time and intention. We will always be becoming Alight, which means your work will evolve as well. For now, here’s how you could anticipate s